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High knowledge of cooking terms and techniques is associated with higher cooking skills, suggesting that theoretical understanding supports practical culinary competence.
Learn the names of cooking techniques and terms. This theoretical knowledge is not just academic; it is strongly associated with higher practical cooking skills because it builds confidence and provides a mental framework for preparing food.
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the high knowledge of cooking terms and techniques were inversely associated with low/intermediate cooking skills (AOR = 0.42; 95% CI = 0.32–0.56).
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Strong statistical association in a large sample.
Source
Cooking Skills and Associated Variables in Public University Students from Northeast Brazil
Eva Débora de Oliveira Andrade et al. · Nutrients · 2025
DOI 10.3390/nu17101606
cross_sectional · n=1203Cited 3×
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